West Ham United have revealed details of their plans for the Olympic Stadium if they take it over after the 2012 Games and have pledged to retain an athletics track in a newly reconfigured 60,000-capacity arena. The Premier League club are the favourites to win the race to take over the Stadium and their chances will be massively boosted by the news that they are prepared to accommodate a track, which was one of the key promises Sebastian Coe made when he presented London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
The story emanates from West Ham's Olympic Project Director, and he should know. The bid has been made in partnership with Newham Council and proposes an institute for sports science and medicine and a sports museum on the same site. On the face of it, this is the answer the Olympic Park Legacy Company's prayers.
There was good news for the various Olympics organisers yesterday in the form of an YouGov opinion poll conducted in June for London Councils, which says:
Nearly two thirds of Londoners are still pleased that the capital is hosting the 2012 Games despite national economic concerns, according to the results of a YouGov survey released today by London Councils. The survey found that 63 per cent of Londoners are pleased that the Games are taking place in London - although this figure rises to 67 per cent among residents of east London where the majority of events are taking place.
West Ham United have revealed details of their plans for the Olympic Stadium if they take it over after the 2012 Games and have pledged to retain an athletics track in a newly reconfigured 60,000-capacity arena. The Premier League club are the favourites to win the race to take over the Stadium and their chances will be massively boosted by the news that they are prepared to accommodate a track, which was one of the key promises Sebastian Coe made when he presented London's bid to host the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
Nearly two thirds of Londoners are still pleased that the capital is hosting the 2012 Games despite national economic concerns, according to the results of a YouGov survey released today by London Councils. The survey found that 63 per cent of Londoners are pleased that the Games are taking place in London - although this figure rises to 67 per cent among residents of east London where the majority of events are taking place.
